Well my girls have been in their new cage for a couple of weeks now. It took me a long time from deciding to do it, to obtaining the materials and actually putting it together. I am extremely challenged when it comes to making things so it was a long tortuous process to actually put the cage together! Many zip ties lost their lives during the procedure as I would no sooner hook everything up then realise it was in the wrong place and have to cut them all off. Then there was the coroplast...but I am pleased with the results after all that (slightly wonky though they may be!)
I was going to put the cage on top of something but it's on the floor at the mo, which meant I had to make a lid cos I have a cat. I didn't have quite enough left over grids so I've had to include some other materials and as a result my cage is very ugly looking. I might splash out and get some shelving to make it look better but it's really expensive here in NZ.
Anyway the first few days my girls were in it I was terrified that the cat would find a way in even though it was covered, (bear in mind that my cat is elderly and has never paid any attention to the pigs whatsoever) and I would be driving to work and have to go back and check! It's now as secure as possible and I'm a little more relaxed! Now I'm feeling like I want to make the cage bigger...does it ever stop?!
I was going to put the cage on top of something but it's on the floor at the mo, which meant I had to make a lid cos I have a cat. I didn't have quite enough left over grids so I've had to include some other materials and as a result my cage is very ugly looking. I might splash out and get some shelving to make it look better but it's really expensive here in NZ.
Anyway the first few days my girls were in it I was terrified that the cat would find a way in even though it was covered, (bear in mind that my cat is elderly and has never paid any attention to the pigs whatsoever) and I would be driving to work and have to go back and check! It's now as secure as possible and I'm a little more relaxed! Now I'm feeling like I want to make the cage bigger...does it ever stop?!